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US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problem
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar lashed out Wednesday at Mexico’s failure to accept aid in the fight against drug cartels, claiming the country “closed the doors” on security cooperation. In a press conference, Salazar launched his harshest criticism yet of...
Latina governor of US border state will attend inauguration of Mexico's first female president
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is heading south of the border to attend the inauguration of Mexico's next president. In a statement Friday, she announced the outing to Mexico City for the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum as the Mexico's first female president. ...
US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar rejected accusations by Mexico's president that the U.S. was partly responsible for a surge in cartel warfare in northern Sinaloa over the weekend. Sinaloa has been eclipsed by violence as two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel...
Mexico’s Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamber
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate voted early Wednesday to overhaul the country’s judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election, a change that critics fear will politicize the judicial branch and threaten...
Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico's president
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Catholic leaders said Monday that the judicial reform pushed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador might not necessarily bring justice for victims of the crime wave that is rampant across the country. “The proposal promoted by the Executive does...
Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president told reporters Tuesday he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed judicial overhaul that critics say could undermine the independence of the judiciary. ...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 25 The Washington Post says the U.S. is correct to weigh in as Mexico's rule of law is danger This clash was long overdue. Last Thursday, the United States...
Mexico is protesting US ambassador's criticism of proposed judicial overhaul
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico said Friday it is sending a diplomatic note protesting supposed U.S. interference after the American ambassador openly criticized a proposed Mexican judicial overhaul that would make all judges stand for election. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador...
US ambassador to Mexico calls proposed judicial overhaul a democracy 'risk' and economic threat
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar said Thursday a judicial overhaul proposed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador poses a “risk" to Mexico's democracy and "threatens the historic commercial relationship” between Mexico and the U.S. The proposal,...
US envoy defends anti-drug cooperation with Mexico amid neighbor's complaint on drug capo surrender
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico on Friday defended cross-border anti-drug cooperation, after Mexican prosecutors publicly complained American officials aren't giving them enough information. Mexico's government was embarrassed by the surrender of two Mexican drug...
